Seahawks Take Extra Bye Week
After realizing they probably had as good of playoff positioning as they were likely to get, the Seahawks went out and played like nothing mattered against the dreadful Panthers, losing by a few points (I don't even want to read the sports page to get the final score). The Line That Offends gave up four sacks, including the game-clinching sack/fumble that lead to Carolina's winning TD. By the fourth quarter I was fast-forwarding through most of the "action".
The Seattle defense made the Panther's rookie, first-time starting quarterback (whatever his name is) look like a star. Not sure what John Marshall's game plan was for the defense but "Run Away!" could fairly easily sum it up.
If Seattle was intending to concede this game (and the next two) they might as well sit the starters.
On the plus side, this was the first game I watched on the new HD Tivo and it must be noted that the difference between Tivo and the Comcast HD DVR is astonishing. The picture is better, the remote response is better, the fast-forward stops where you want it to and the UI is better.